Lake Amik
Lake Amik or the Lake of Antioch was a large freshwater lake in the basin of the Orontes River in Hatay Province, Turkey. It was located north-east of the ancient city of Antioch. The lake was drained between the 1940s–1970s.- Type: Locality
- Description: lake dried by the Turkish state in the 20th century, in Hatay
- Also known as: “Anuk Lake” and “Bahr-Agoule”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hatay Airport.
Hatay Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Kulburator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hatay Airport is an international airport in Hatay Province, Turkey, serving the cities of Antakya and Iskenderun. Built in what used to be the center of the now drained Lake Amik, it was inaugurated in December 2007.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aktaş and Amik Valley.
Aktaş
Village
Aktaş is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kumlu, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,452. The village is at the west of Kumlu. Aktaş is situated 4 km east of Lake Amik.
Amik Valley
Locality
Photo: Radyokid, Public domain.
The Amik Valley is a plain in Hatay Province, southern Turkey. It is close to the city of Antakya. Along with Dabiq in northwestern Syria, it is believed to be one of two possible sites of the battle of Armageddon according to Islamic eschatology. Amik Valley is situated 4½ km southeast of Lake Amik.
Serinyol
Suburb
Serinyol is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 15,804. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Serinyol is situated 7 km west of Lake Amik.
Lake Amik
- Category: lake
- Location: Antakya, Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.35824° or 36° 21′ 30″ northLongitude
36.2912° or 36° 17′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8G8R975R+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4853049639OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q3656281
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Amik” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة العمق”
- Bulgarian: “Антиохия”
- Dutch: “Lake Amik”
- Esperanto: “Lago Amik”
- Esperanto: “Lago Antioĥio”
- French: “lac Amik”
- French: “Lac Amik”
- German: “Amik-See”
- Hebrew: “אגם אנטיוכיה”
- Hebrew: “ימת אמיק”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amiksjøen”
- Panjabi: “ਅਮਿਕ ਝੀਲ”
- Romanian: “Lacul Amik”
- Russian: “Амик (озеро, Турция)”
- Russian: “Амик”
- Turkish: “Amik Gölü”
- Welsh: “Llyn Amik”
- “Amik Gölü”
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